With the Halo 5 Beta being almost a full year ahead of the game’s launch there’s an actual chance to help 343 craft the best experience possible. It’s a Beta in the truest sense not some kind of glorified demo.
So far I’ve read very mixed reactions to the footage but what’s even more important is that most of the feedback hasn’t been constructive so far. There’s a lot of “F*** 343, you killed Halo! Meh to everything!” or “Halo fans move with the times, Halo MUST be modernized!”
Both approaches do not help as both sides have their legitimate points. Or in other words: Every truth has two sides. Yet, unfortunately there’s little willingness to approach one another so far.
This thread is a first step to initiate a more level-headed and fruitful discussion in order to compile helpful feedback for 343. There won’t be THE solution for everything but probably we can develop different scenarios that could work.
I would like to set up following guidelines for this thread:
So far I’ve read very mixed reactions to the footage but what’s even more important is that most of the feedback hasn’t been constructive so far. There’s a lot of “F*** 343, you killed Halo! Meh to everything!” or “Halo fans move with the times, Halo MUST be modernized!”
Both approaches do not help as both sides have their legitimate points. Or in other words: Every truth has two sides. Yet, unfortunately there’s little willingness to approach one another so far.
This thread is a first step to initiate a more level-headed and fruitful discussion in order to compile helpful feedback for 343. There won’t be THE solution for everything but probably we can develop different scenarios that could work.
I would like to set up following guidelines for this thread:
- Keep it factual: Strong emotions are understandable but this is not the right place to express your anger/frustration/disappointment
- Be respectful: both 343 and other forum users deserve your respect, even if their actions are against your beliefs
- Be as open-minded as possible: Trench warfare isn’t helpful, just keep in mind that this isn’t a game solely developed for you (there are both long-term Halo-Fans and people that might be in the future but are relatively new to the series)
- Use arguments: “Sprint doesn’t belong to Halo.” is an assertion NOT an argument. Give reasons why you feel/think this way.
- Try to be constructive: The best feedback is feedback that offers alternative scenarios or solutions. Criticizing is easy, being constructive is not.